Sustainable Investing
Where Making Money - Meets Making a Difference
Would you be interested in aligning your values with your investment portfolio if you did not have to sacrifice your investment performance objectives?
Have you ever looked at the companies you are invested in through your investment accounts and not liked the names of those companies, and felt that you wish you could do something different?
With our High Impact Portfolios you can aim to align your investments with your social and environmental values. Our High Impact Portfolios are comprised of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETF's that can serve as a cornerstone of a well balanced portfolio. Our High Impact Portfolios have a dual objective of providing competitive returns while making a positive impact on society and the environment. What is High Impact Investing?
High impact investing is a strategy that strives to align your personal values with your investments while making a positive social and environmental impact. This can also be done for investment funds of Non-Profit organizations and Foundations to match and support their missions.
Sustainable or Socially Responsible Investing incorporates ESG analysis. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance.
Environmental
- Carbon emissions
- Energy efficiency
- Water scarcity
- Waste management
- Pollution mitigation
Social
- Diversity & workplace policies
- Labor standard
- Supply chain management
- Product safety
- Community impact
Governance
- Board diversity
- Executive compensation
- Political contributions
- Bribery & corruption
- Accounting & reporting
Why High Impact Investing
Preference and performance. There is a growing base of evidence that suggests companies that are environmentally sustainable, and have positive screens for corporate governance and diversity in executive leadership outperform funds that do not share this focus.1
At The Wealth Consulting Group, we are hearing from our clients that they prefer to invest in companies that are making a positive difference in the world. We believe our High Impact Investment portfolios support all these objectives. We help clients set and implement clear goals aligned with their needs, values, and objectives. We strive to be a leader in sustainable and responsible investing.
High Impact ESG Performance
"High sustainability companies significantly outperform their counterparts over the long-term, both in terms of stock market and accounting performance."1
1 "The impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustain-ability on Corporate Behavior and Performance." Harvard Business School, R. Eccles, I. Ioannou, G. Serfeim, 25 November, 2011/2012
The charts below show ESG indices performance versus the performance of its comparable traditional indices.
